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Training Tips
August 5, 2025

Training Tip: Dumped On the First Ride

Question: I just tried to put the first ride on one of my mustang mares, but after I mounted and did flexing (both of which she stood still for), she suddenly bolted around the roundpen until I flew off. I have been practicing all the groundwork in the Colt Starting Series every day for the […]

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Downunder Horsemanship - General Walkabout Tours
August 5, 2025

One Last Ride: Join Us for the Final Walkabout Tour

After 24 years of traveling the country and empowering horsemen at Walkabout Tours, we’re closing a chapter in Downunder Horsemanship’s history. Our final tour stop will take place September 6 and 7 in Waterloo, Iowa, at the National Cattle Congress Fairgrounds. Along with tours coming to an end, we’ll also be retiring Big Blue, our […]

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Method Ambassadors
August 5, 2025

Meet Method Ambassador Rachel Johnk

Rachel was born and raised in Spain, in a small region that is nestled in the Pyrenees Mountain range. Her parents are missionaries, and the family lived on an old farm that came with three Arabian horses. The horses weren’t trained, but they captivated Rachel who was born loving everything to do with horses. “My […]

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Training Tips
July 29, 2025

Training Tip: Take Your Horse’s Backing to the Next Level

In the Fundamentals Series, we teach our horses four methods of backing up on the ground. Each method of backing is designed to teach the horse a different concept and is important to building a solid foundation. You’ll often hear me say that the better you can get a horse to back up, the more […]

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Walkabout Tours
July 29, 2025

We Want to Support Your Cause in Iowa

At every Walkabout Tour stop, we’re proud to partner with our featured sponsor, Ritchie Industries, to spotlight a local non-profit through our Ritchie Charity Ball Toss. This initiative has become a highlight of the tour and a fun way for our community of horsemen to give back. Here’s how it works: We team up with […]

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Method Ambassadors
July 29, 2025

Meet Method Ambassador Adam O’Daniel

Adam got his start in the equine industry after he graduated high school. He’d always been interested in horses, but he’d only ever ridden friends’ horses a handful of times. When he saw an opportunity to work at a performance horse ranch in Oklahoma, he took it. The farm, located just east of Oklahoma City, […]

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Training Tips
July 22, 2025

Training Tip: Doing Rollbacks on the Fence With a Blind Horse

Question: I had just completed the Intermediate groundwork with my mare and things were going great. Unfortunately, she got an illness that caused her to go blind rather quickly. Her confidence was shot.

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Walkabout Tours
July 22, 2025

Four Horses’ Lives Set to Change in Iowa

Get ready, Iowa! On September 6 and 7, the Walkabout Tour presented by Ritchie Industries is taking over the National Cattle Congress Fairgrounds, bringing two full days of action-packed horsemanship and transformational training. Clinton and our team of Professional Clinicians will be diving into every stage of the Method – from starting colts safely to […]

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Method Ambassadors
July 22, 2025

Meet Method Ambassador Jessica Shepherd

Jessica was raised on a dairy farm in northern Minnesota, where she grew up trail riding with her family and participated in 4-H. She dabbled in a variety of disciplines, trying western pleasure and then focused on running barrels. “I realized I couldn’t afford to rodeo, so I got into the English world and quickly […]

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Clinton Anderson
July 22, 2025

Bud Lyon Keeps It Real With Clinton

If you’re tired of sugar-coated horsemanship stories, the newest episode of the Uncut & Real Raw podcast is for you. Clinton welcomes National Reining Horse Association professional and multi-American Quarter Horse Association World Champion Bud Lyon of Bud Lyon Performance Horses to the Uncut & Real Raw podcast. This no-holds-barred conversation pulls back the curtain […]

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